Xiao Ran didn't return to the hotel until evening.
He came back with the first exploration team led by Matthew and did not attract anyone's attention.
As for the Citroen car, another employee of the company drove it back to the hotel.
After returning to the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel, taking off his disguise, washing and disinfecting, Xiao Ran walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
As soon as he sat down, Elaine began to report the situation.
"Dear, around three o'clock this afternoon, that guy Carlin called."
"They agreed to exchange some of the Chinese antiques collected in the Palace of Fontainebleau for Lautrec's "Memories of Love and Hate""
"They also want to sit down and discuss the specific exchange conditions with you to finalize the final transaction list."
"After receiving Carlin's call, I told him that you were busy with something and it was not convenient to answer the phone at the moment. I would call him back later."
After listening to Elaine's introduction, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Don't worry about the deal with the French government and the Paris city government. You can give those guys in Carlin a try."
"My goal is to collect all the antiques from the Old Summer Palace in the Palace of Fontainebleau, not just some of them!"
"In addition to those antique cultural relics from the Old Summer Palace, there are also some other very important Chinese antique artworks and ancient books and documents. I plan to exchange them all!"
"In order to achieve this goal, I still need to make some preparations, strive to find more chips that can be used for exchange, and strive to complete the victory in one battle!"
Before she finished speaking, Elaine and Fang Yufei started laughing.
"I knew you had a very big appetite and would never be satisfied with just a portion of the Chinese antiques from the Palace of Fontainebleau."
"As expected, you actually want all the Chinese antiques and cultural relics."
"If you really succeed, the Chinese exhibition hall of the Fontainebleau Palace will be empty. The scene is simply unimaginable!"
Before Xiao Ran could respond, Fang Yufei continued:
"It should be empty! You must know that all the Chinese antiques stored in the Palace of Fontainebleau were stolen by the French army from the Old Summer Palace and the Summer Palace!"
"Since it is stolen property, it should be returned to China, but France refuses to return it, so we can only find a way to get these treasures back!"
Xiao Ran looked at Fang Yufei, then smiled and nodded.
"That's the truth. Since the French government refuses to return them, I have to find a way to get those treasures back."
"This method is to use the Western antique art found in France to exchange for the treasures that originally belonged to us!"
Looking at Elaine again, her pretty face turned slightly red, but she didn't say anything.
Perhaps because this topic was relatively sensitive, she immediately changed the subject and asked curiously:
"My dear, you went out to explore alone this afternoon. Did you find anything surprising?"
"Are you ready to buy the Baroque building on Avenue Saint-Michel, the Red Building and other buildings built by Lu Qinzhai?"
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately gave a positive answer.
"The baroque building on Avenue Saint-Michel where the incorruptible Robespierre once lived"
"There are also the Red House in Paris and two other neoclassical-style buildings nearby also built by Lu Qinzhai. I am ready to buy them!"
"As for the Lu Qinzhai family's other buildings, several residences and suburban villas in the city, and the two villas in Cannes, it depends on the situation."
"In the next period of time, I will go to these places to check out and then decide whether to buy."
"The purchase of these properties must be carried out secretly, and no information must be leaked, otherwise it may be attacked and cost a higher price."
"ah!"
Elaine exclaimed and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then, she said in confusion:
"I can understand that you want to buy those buildings related to Lu Qinzhai. They are treasures hidden for Lu Qinzhai."
"But why you want to buy the apartment building where Robespierre once lived, I don't quite understand!"
"You know, that is a famous ghost building in Paris. No one wants to live in that apartment building, and the investment will be lost!"
"Unless you make a big surprise discovery in that apartment building, right?"
Xiao Ran nodded pretending to be proud, and then gave an explanation.
"I have arranged for that guy Jeremy to move into that apartment building pretending to be a tenant, and I have also done a more detailed investigation!"
"According to the investigation, during the French Revolution, that apartment building was one of the headquarters of the Committee of Public Safety."
"The people who lived in that apartment building were all important members of the Committee of Public Safety, including Robespierre and Saint-Just!"
"In that turbulent era, many people had the habit of hiding all kinds of secrets, especially those guys on the Public Safety Committee!"
"In that apartment building, I found more than one very secret compartment. There was one in that guy Jeremy's apartment, but I didn't tell him."
"According to my estimation, there are many hidden compartments and sandwich walls like that in apartment buildings, on every floor, and even in most apartments."
"And those secret compartments and walls have not been opened for a long time, and some may have been sealed for more than two hundred years!"
"What secrets are hidden in those hidden compartments and walls is a very exciting thing, and it is worth the risk!"
"The legend about that apartment building being haunted may be related to the secrets hidden in that apartment building. Someone is trying to make people stay away from that building!"
"Of course, there may be abnormal noises caused by architectural patterns or terrain factors, but I never believe in hauntings!"
Yi Lian and Fang Yufei were completely dumbfounded. They stood stunned and stared in disbelief.
After a moment, Elaine suddenly jumped up from the sofa as if she was electrocuted.
"Oh my God! There are actually a lot of very hidden secret compartments and intervening walls in that apartment building called the ghost building. This is really amazing!"
"In those secret compartments and walls that have not been opened for a long time, are there hidden some secrets of the French Revolution, the secrets of the Jacobins and the Committee of Public Safety?"
"If that's the case, then your guess may be right. The legend of the haunting in that apartment building may be someone who deliberately created a terrifying atmosphere!"
Next, she discussed the apartment building with Xiao Ran enthusiastically.
She didn't understand why Xiao Ran wanted to buy that apartment building just now, but now she has become more proactive!
If Xiao Ran didn't take action, she would take action to seize the apartment building and find out what was going on.
In the blink of an eye, it was already around 9:30 pm.
After listening to the reports from the three exploration team representatives, Xiao Ran asked Matthew and the others to leave, leaving only David in the study.
After chatting for a few more words, he got straight to the point.
"David, you can arrange for someone to come forward to acquire those target properties. You must do it in a secretive manner!"
"I will ask Miller to send two fresh faces to France to handle this matter. Let them go to Luxembourg first and then come to Paris!"
"You contact two senior French lawyers in Paris to follow up on this matter."
"The first target to be captured is the apartment building on Saint-Michel Avenue. That apartment building may bring us a huge surprise!"
"After we get that apartment building, we can then buy buildings such as the Red Building in Paris and the apartment building where Pierre lives. During this time, I will be responsible for covering up and attracting everyone's attention!"
Upon hearing this, David immediately nodded excitedly.
"Okay, Sean, it seems you must have made a surprising discovery today!"
The treasure-filled Dragon Court in Fontainebleau Palace, all antique cultural relics come from the Old Summer Palace
